Melikyan names Armenia squad for June friendlies

PanARMENIAN.Net - Football Armenia national team head coach Yeghishe Melikyan has announced the squad for the team’s two June friendly matches, the Football Federation of Armenia press service reported.

Goalkeepers: Henry Avagyan (Pyunik), Ognjen Cancarevic (IMT Belgrade, Serbia), Arman Nersesyan (Ararat-Armenia), Aleksandr Mishiev (Urartu).

Defenders: Kamo Hovhannisyan (Ararat-Armenia), Arman Ghazaryan (Urartu), Georgiy Harutyunyan (Puskás Akadémia, Hungary), Artem Bandikyan (CSKA, Russia), Nair Tiknizyan (Crvena Zvezda, Serbia), Edgar Grigoryan (Ararat-Armenia), Erik Piloyan (Urartu), Argishti Petrosyan (CSKA), Julio Bueno (Ararat-Armenia), David Davidyan (Rotor, Russia).

Midfielders: Aram Khamoyan (Noah), Eduard Spertsyan (Krasnodar, Russia), Karlen Hovhannisyan (Pyunik), Tigran Avanesyan (Orenburg, Russia), Edgar Sevikyan (Akron, Russia), Gor Manvelyan (Noah).

Forwards: Zhirayr Shaghoyan (Ararat-Armenia), Hrant-Leon Ranos (Eintracht Braunschweig, Germany), Artur Serobyan (Ararat-Armenia), Narek Grigoryan (Farul, Romania), Narek Hovhannisyan (CSKA), Artur Miranyan (Bnei Sakhnin, Israel), Davit Hakobyan (Podbrezová, Slovakia).

Earlier, it became known that Ugochukwu Iwu, Vahan Bichakhchyan, Styopa Mkrtchyan and Finn Geragusian would not join the national team because of injuries.

The training camp will begin on June 1. Armenia will host Kazakhstan in a friendly match in Yerevan on June 6 and will face Moldova three days later.